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Post by darkalice13 on Aug 17, 2006 10:26:47 GMT -5
damn...
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Post by sharae on Aug 17, 2006 12:26:09 GMT -5
@_@ who are the people?
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Post by Roiben on Aug 17, 2006 13:07:14 GMT -5
uhh you never read Tithe... Faeries, lest anyone be confused, are more than just tiny, sparkly creatures that live in meadows halfway around the world. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and are found amid railroad tracks and gravestones in New Jersey --- the land of French fries with gravy, abandoned boardwalks and petrochemical refineries. Here, they plan the Tithe, the sacrifice of a "beautiful, talented mortal" they must make once every seven years in order to keep the world more or less in order. Kaye Fierch has come back to her home in New Jersey after years of traveling around the country with her rock musician mother. For years she has known that faeries, like her childhood friends Spike and Lutie, are real, though no one else believes her. When Kaye learns that there's a little more to her relations with faeries than just a willingness to believe, she finds herself at the center of a faerie power struggle. All the elements of a proper faerie tale are here, from the battle between good and evil to the knight in shining trench coat. Blended with an urban setting the reader can smell, hear and taste, they form a sexy, scary story. This is fantasy for readers who hate the fantasy worlds of wizards and dragons, and romance for those who don't want their romance sappy and covered in flowers and chocolate. Though some of the descriptions are overwrought, TITHE is still a captivating, fast-paced tale of self-discovery with as much charm as the faeries themselves. --- Reviewed by Carlie Webber A broken romance. Life under New York City's subway rails. Mysterious murders. A drug called Never. Glass swords. A woman with goat hooves instead of feet. It could only be a faerie tale. Life is fairly normal for lacrosse player and just-your-average-high-school-student (and maybe a bit of a troublemaker) Val Russell. She has a hot date at a hockey game planned with her boyfriend Tom, who turns out to be a jerk of the highest degree. Betrayed by her boyfriend as well as her mother, Val rides the train from New Jersey into Manhattan and takes up residency in a subway station. While at a coffeehouse, she meets Lolli and Sketchy Dave, who bring her to their underground home. In her new world of toothpick Metrocards and Dumpster diving, Val becomes curious as to Dave's job. She knows he's working as a messenger, but is surprised and disbelieving when she finds out that he works for faeries (and yes, they're real). Val digs deeper into the faerie world, becomes addicted to a strange drug called Never, and finds herself caught up in a murder mystery, all against a backdrop of iron and steel. Whether you're in it for the adventure, the love, the fantasy elements, or the mystery, you'll cheer for Val's strength and tenacity. The urban lands of Faerie are well drawn and vivid, but the characters don't get as much development as they did in Black's previous urban fantasy, TITHE. Fans will recognize some familiar characters and learn more about the complex faerie world while seeing a new realm of possibility in New York City. --- Reviewed by Carlie Webber (http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-black-holly.asp) *deep breathe* BTW Tiff, this is one of my best friend Bloody Rose. Bloody Rose Meet my (not really related) sister, Tiff
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Post by darkalice13 on Aug 17, 2006 13:50:19 GMT -5
Enchanted to meet you ^_^
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